Samsung C3310 surfaces – a simple slider
Samsung is getting ready to release yet another entry-level phone, the C3310. It’s a tiny 3G-less slider that will be introduced in China (via China Mobile), as well as across Europe, for an affordable price: around 110 Euros ($150). There’s nothing exciting about the C3310, as it has a simple design and a set of basic [...]
FCC Approves LG Arena With AT&T Bands
There are times that perusing through the FCC Records has its benefits. Dozens of mobile phones get submitted and approved every single week, and most of them never see the light of day on any major US carrier. From time to time, however, some precious gems slip through without much fanfare. And this one slipped [...]
Sony Ericsson to focus on Cyber-shot phones in the US – C905 confirmed
Rumors about the arrival of Sony Ericsson C905 in the US have been around since November 2008, and now it’s all confirmed. Reuters reports that Sony Ericsson will put a serious effort to promote its Cyber-shot camera phones in the US, starting the second quarter of 2009. In particular, SE will introduce the 8 Megapixel [...]
No WinMo Samsung Omnia HD, but there will be Android Omnia handsets
You probably already know that Samsung i8910 Omnia HD will be released with Symbian S60 5th Edition on board and not with Windows Mobile (like the first Omnia – the i900). A few days ago, some leaked info unveiled that we might see a Windows Mobile 6.5 Omnia HD as well, in addition to the [...]
Samsung Movies for mobile service launched
There’s a reason Samsung is putting these gorgeous AMOLED displays on their latest touchscreen phones like Samsung Omnia HD or UltraTouch. It’s so that you’ll could watch the latest movies on them and give Samsung a cut for the service. What service is that? Well, downloadable movie store, of course. Today Samsung has announced that [...]
Hands-on with a working Sony Ericsson Idou
Sony Ericsson Idou, the 12MP flagship handset from SE, has all the chances to become more popular than the Xperia X1 (and than many other full-touch phones for hat matter). The Swedish-Japanese joint-venture plans to release the Idou sometime in the third quarter of 2009 (July, August or September), and there are probably many SE [...]
Samsung’s first Android phone to come in Q3 2009
Only two days after a blurry image with Samsung’s first Android phone was spotted, we’re now hearing the South Korean company is ready to launch the handset in the third quarter of 2009. Samsung’s first Android device is said to be similar to the HTC Magic presented by Vodafone last month. This kind of confirms [...]
HTC allowed to sell 3G phones in Germany after all
Remember the UMTS patent that HTC has allegedly infringed in Germany? Initially, IPCom, the company that sued HTC, won the trial against the Taiwanese handset maker, which was threatened with losing the right to sell 3G devices on the German market. Well, now the initial patent infringement decision was suspended by a German court, so HTC [...]
Nokia to Ditch Mosh Download Site
Nearly two years ago Nokia set up a website called Mosh with the idea that users would be in charge and could post whatever content they wanted for others to view or download. Now Nokia has other plans, and those plans do not include Mosh. Rather, Nokia plans to open its new Ovi store in [...]
Motorola i580 launched by Sprint in yellow
Sprint has just announced that a revamped version of its pretty old Motorola i580 iDEN rugged phone is now available. The new handset comes in a “highly visible yellow” color, and it also brings a more powerful battery: a 1130 mAh one, which can provide a talk-time of up to 200 minutes. Other than that, [...]
AT&T Ready to Offer iPhone 3G at No-Contract Pricing
Remember when AT&T first launched the iPhone 3G and, when announcing the pricing tiers, also told us that soon enough we would be able to purchase the phone at no-commitment pricing? Soon enough apparently equals roughly 8.5 months, as we have learned today that on March 26 the iPhone 3G will be available whether you [...]
Motorola T325 Bluetooth speaker unveiled
Yesterday we saw Sony Ericsson announcing its first outdoor Bluetooth speaker – the MS500 – and now we’ve got news about a Bluetooth accessory that comes from Motorola. Unlike the MS500, though, Motorola T325 was not officially announced. However, we know that this Bluetooth speaker can also be used as an in-car hands-free system. Further [...]
Sony to buy Ericsson’s share in Sony Ericsson?
There’s nothing official about this at the moment, but it’s said that Ericsson wants to put an end to the Sony Ericsson joint venture, leaving Sony to deal with the mobile phone industry by itself. Manager-Magazin.de reports that Sony is really interested in buying Ericsson’s stake in the joint-venture (50%). However, given the global economic [...]
Samsung Xplorer B2100 officially announced
The Samsung B2100 candybar that we first saw back in January has just been officially announced, under the name of Samsung Xplorer. You may already know that the B2100 is a rugged device (like the B2700), thus ‘Xplorer’ is a worthy name for it. The phone is compliant with Military Standard 810F, being resistant to [...]
Mozilla Fennec 1.0 Beta 1 for Maemo released
After launching several alpha versions of Fennec, Mozilla has now introduced the first Beta edition of its mobile browser, called Fennec 1.0 Beta 1. Currently available only for the Maemo platform (Nokia N810), Fennec 1.0 Beta 1 comes with many speed and performance enhancements and it can be used as the primary browser on a [...]
iPhone 3.0 Recap
We have complained, and Apple has (finally) listened. The iPhone OS 3.0 update contains several new features which frankly should have been included much earlier than now. But it’s better late than never with many of these new features. As can be expected the new update has been a major topic of conversation for every [...]
Motorola EM330 Music Phone Coming to AT&T
A phone overlooked by everyone for almost a year, we just received word in the form of official press release that Motorola is releasing its EM300 (aka “Ischia”) music-centric phone on AT&T soon. Last we heard from this phone, it had been approved by the FCC in July 2008, and finally has made its way [...]
Pantech launches the WPP-8000 Wi-Fi phone
Today, Pantech has announced the WPP-8000, a device presented as its first Wi-Fi enabled phone. Launched via LG Dacom, one of South Korea’s largest high-speed Internet, voice and data services providers, the WPP-8000 is not a regular phone (like the GSM or CDMA ones). It uses LG Dacom’s myLG070 service, allowing users to access the [...]
Samsung M2510 – low-end music phone
Alongside Samsung’s first Android smartphone and the company’s new touchscreen handset line-up, the Samsung M2510 may not look that impressive. And that’s logical, since we’re talking about an entry-level slider, targeted at users who don’t want to spend too much on a music-oriented handset. The M2510 comes with some funky music-dedicated keys, a small [...]
Sony Ericsson MS500 outdoor Bluetooth speaker announced
Sony Ericsson has just expanded its line-up of accessories with the MS500, which is presented by the Swedish-Japanese company as its first outdoor Bluetooth speaker. At 113 x 83 x 45 millimeters (4.4 x 3.3 x 1.8 inches) and 155 grams, the MS500 is both small and lightweight, thus you can take it anywhere with [...]